Purdue football training camp: Tuesday's watch list

Purdue University quarterback Danny Etling, 5, listens to head coach Darrell Hazell on the first day of practice Monday, August 4, 2014, at the Bimel Practice Complex in West Lafayette. Purdue opens their season August 30 against Western Michigan.(Photo: Mike Heinz/Journal and Courier)

When Austin McGehee left the program prior to the start of camp, it opened up an opportunity for a punter. The Boilermakers also gained a commitment from Georgia receiver Tyshawn Brown on Monday.

Five items to follow:

• What's the status of receiver B.J. Knauf? He was seeing a specialist in Indianapolis about a possible head injury and missed Monday's practice.

• How will the quarterbacks snaps be divided? Danny Etling worked with the No. 1 offense a bulk of the time, but does that change Tuesday? Darrell Hazell said each quarterback would get equal snaps.

• Junior college tackle David Hedelin worked with the first-team offensive line Monday, even though he's suspended the first three games by the NCAA. The left tackle position is crucial to this team's success. Not sure Jack DeBoef can be productive at the position, but he's the starter right now. Hazell said freshman Bearooz Yacoobi is the No. 2 behind DeBoef.

• Frankie Williams moved from cornerback to safety to help fill the void left by Taylor Richards, who will miss the first two games after his December arrest. Will we see any more candidates work with the first team? Robert Gregory was moved from running back in the spring and is still learning.

• Receiver Cameron Posey was impressive Monday, not because of any spectacular catch. He's six months removed from ACL surgery and appeared to be 100 percent. The coaching staff is going to be careful with Posey, but curious if he can put back-to-back practices together with the same intensity.